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Implementation and Evaluation of an IPAC SWAT Team Mobilized to Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Health System Innovation
Long-term care facilities (LTCFs), retirement homes (RHs), and other congregate care settings in Canada and worldwide have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks. As a health system response, our acute care hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, developed and mobilized an onsite Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) SWAT team (IPAC-SWAT) to regional settings on outbreak and implemented a strategy of support through education, training, and engagement.Between April 28, 2020, and June 30, 2020, IPAC-SWAT assessed 7 LTCFs and 10 RHs for IPAC preparedness and actively managed 10 of 13 COVID-19 outbreaks (LTCF n=5; RH n=5).
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - January 3, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael J. Lamb, Anthony La Delfa, Monakshi Sawhney, Diana Adams, Karoleen Abdel-Shahied, Tamara Belfer, James Schembri, Kevin Katz Tags: Pragmatic Innovations in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Source Type: research
World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Position Statement: How to Perform a Safe Ultrasound Examination and Clean Equipment in the Context of COVID-19
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization formally declared the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (also known as COVID-19) a pandemic. This has impacted the way health care facilities operate globally to ensure patient and practitioner safety and to minimize all risks associated with infection transmission.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - April 7, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Safety Committee (Jacques S. Abramowicz, Iwaki Akiyama, David Evans, J. Brian Fowlkes, Karel Marsal, Yusef Sayeed and Gail ter Haar), J.S. Abramowicz, J.M. Basseal Tags: Review Source Type: research
Home-Based Primary Care Led-Outbreak Mitigation in Assisted Living Facilities in the First 100 Days of Coronavirus Disease 2019
In this report, we describe the methods our home-based primary care practice has developed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in assisted living facilities (ALFs) and we present an initial evaluation of this innovation. Shortly after the first COVID-19 case was reported in the United States, our organization assembled an outbreak committee, designed to support the 1794 ALF residents and the 101 communities in which they reside.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - June 10, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: William R. Mills, Janet M. Buccola, Susan Sender, Joseph Lichtefeld, Nicholas Romano, Karen Reynolds, Melissa Price, Jennifer Phipps, Leigh White, Shauen Howard Tags: Pragmatic Innovations in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine Source Type: research
Elderly and vulnerable people still at risk from poor advice from some care homes, says UNISON
Some care companies are still failing to give staff accurate guidance on using personal protective equipment (PPE) – creating serious dangers for workers, care home residents and the elderly living in their own homes, says UNISON today (Monday).
Concerned care staff working in residential homes are telling the union they’re being denied access to vital kit because it’s locked away, or their employers say they don’t need it because no-one has Covid-19 symptoms. But UNISON says this is in clear breach of Public Health England (PHE) guidance.
The latest PHE guidance for care homes states that staff should wear f...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 4, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release care workers Christina McAnea coronavirus PPE Source Type: news
Primary Care Practices Need Help to Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ken Terry
Paul Grundy
By PAUL GRUNDY, MD and KEN TERRY
Date: June 20, 2022.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has reported its biggest number of visitors in more than 2 ½ years. There’s a string of new Broadway musicals that are well-attended every night. It’s safe to shop in malls, eat out in restaurants and go to movie theaters again.
Of course, this has all been made possible by an effective vaccine against COVID-19 that was widely administered in the fall of 2021. Vaccinated citizens of the world are now confident that it’s safe to go out in public, albeit with appropriate precaut...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Medical Practice Primary Care Ken Terry Paul Grundy Source Type: blogs
Telehealth ’s Missing Link: In the Rush to Implement Virtual Care, What Did CMS Leave Out?
By RAY CONSTANTINI, MD
Imagine three months from now when the predicted ‘second wave’ of COVID-19 is expected to resurge and we’re still without a vaccine. Telehealth has become the entry-point to care, widely adopted by patients both young and old. Now, when an elderly diabetic patient wakes up in the middle of the night with a dull ache on her left side and back, she doesn’t ignore the symptom, like she may have during the first COVID outbreak. Instead, she logs online to her local hospital’s website from a cell phone and accesses a simple questionnaire to report her health history and presenting symptom...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy Health Technology Bright.md Ray Constantini Telehealth virtual care Source Type: blogs
Agencies Pivot Patient Care Response Resources amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
A mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) program in Sacramento County (CA) under development to be implemented as an alternative model for response to low-acuity calls and high utilizers of emergency services was quickly brought to an operational status. It was then redesigned and redirected to serve a new purpose as the COVID-19 pandemic struck northern California and challenged patients’ access to appropriate healthcare.
Upon the outbreak of COVID-19, three Sacramento-area fire departments joined forces with local hospitals to rapidly mobilize a MIH program to deliver patient-centric care, testing and education to out-o...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - December 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Community Paramedicine and Mobile Health Exclusives Patient Care California EMT Hospital Mobile Integrated Healthcare Source Type: news
Care employers still not giving sick pay to Covid-hit staff, says UNISON survey
A third of care staff are getting less than £100 a week – and some no pay at all – for having to shield or self-isolate during the pandemic, according to a UNISON survey published today (Monday).
The findings – from over 4,000 workers in the UK, including those in care homes and out in the community – also show employees face pressure from bosses to go into work, despite displaying virus symptoms or needing to self-isolate.
Separate evidence seen by UNISON confirms large care companies and many smaller ones across the country are refusing to pay full normal wages for staff affected by Covid – or are telling the...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 14, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: Sophie Goodchild Tags: News Press release adult social care Source Type: news
End VAT for PPE to help combat ‘national emergency’ in care homes during coronavirus crisis, says UNISON
The government must immediately suspend VAT duties payable by care homes for safety equipment during the pandemic, says UNISON today (Tuesday).
Care providers, some of whom are struggling with the financial pressures of the outbreak, are being charged VAT for personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and gloves needed to keep the workforce safe. This is driving up costs and doesn’t apply to the NHS or to people buying PPE for their own personal use, says UNISON.
The union is also calling on the government to clamp down on PPE profiteering to stop some firms inflating prices for life-saving kit.
UNISON general...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 14, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release care homes care workers coronavirus dave prentis PPE Source Type: news
End VAT for PPE to help combat ‘national emergency’ in care homes, says UNISON
The government must immediately suspend VAT duties payable by care homes for safety equipment during the pandemic, says UNISON today (Tuesday).
Care providers, some of whom are struggling with the financial pressures of the outbreak, are being charged VAT for personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and gloves needed to keep the workforce safe. This is driving up costs and doesn’t apply to the NHS or to people buying PPE for their own personal use, says UNISON.
The union is also calling on the government to clamp down on PPE profiteering to stop some firms inflating prices for life-saving kit.
UNISON general...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 14, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release care homes care workers coronavirus dave prentis PPE Source Type: news
COVID-19 & Fertility Care: Remote Monitoring Meets Fertility Benefits for Better At-Home Option
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH
Trying to achieve pregnancy with fertility treatments can be challenging, stressful, and expensive in the best of times — let alone a global pandemic. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., fertility care has been basically “paused,” and women attempting to conceive have been left with a very different set of decisions and options for care than were available pre-pandemic. So, how does fertility care shift from the clinic to the home? Tammy Sun, co-founder & CEO of fertility benefits startup Carrot Fertility, and Lea Von Bidder, co-founder & CEO of Ava, a women&...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Tech Health Technology Jessica DaMassa WTF Health Ava fertility fertility care Lea Von Bidder Tammy Sun Source Type: blogs
Interim Analysis of Attrition Rates in Palliative Care Study on Dignity Therapy.
Abstract
A routine threat to palliative care research is participants not completing studies. The purpose of this analysis was to quantify attrition rates mid-way through a palliative care study on Dignity Therapy and describe the reasons cited for attrition. Enrolled in the study were a total of 365 outpatients with cancer who were receiving outpatient specialty palliative care (mean age 66.7 ± 7.3 years, 56% female, 72% White, 22% Black, 6% other race/ethnicity). These participants completed an initial screening for cognitive status, performance status, physical distress, and spiritual distress. There were 76 e...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - February 9, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Samuels V, Schoppee TM, Greenlee A, Gordon D, Jean S, Smith V, Reed T, Kittelson S, Quest T, O'Mahony S, Hauser J, Guay MOD, Rabow MW, Emanuel L, Fitchett G, Handzo G, Chochinov HM, Yao Y, Wilkie DJ Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research
Surveillance and Isolation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis causes 1.4 million (36%) neonatal deaths annually. Staphylococcus aureus (SA), a common skin pathogen, remains the second leading cause of late-onset sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a resistant strain of SA, has created a significant global communicable health risk, especially in the NICU.
PURPOSE: To examine evidence related to NICU infection control practices surrounding MRSA surveillance, identification, and isolation in response to the clinical question, "What strategies should be universally implem...
Source: Advances in Neonatal Care - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Newnam KM Tags: Adv Neonatal Care Source Type: research
Knowledge, Misperceptions, Preparedness, and Barriers towards Lassa Fever Control among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Institution in Enugu, Nigeria.
CONCLUSION: The study showed poor level of preparedness for Lassa fever and recommended routine training of HCWs on emergency preparedness.
PMID: 31422994 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - August 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ndu AC, Kassy WC, Ochie CN, Arinze-Onyia SU, Okeke TA, Aguwa EN, Okwor TJ, Chinawa A Tags: J Health Care Poor Underserved Source Type: research
Health care utilization among breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 outbreak.
PMID: 32594966 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - June 28, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Shinan-Altman S, Levkovich I, Tavori G Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: research
